时间:2018-12-01 作者:英语课 分类:2010年VOA慢速英语(十二)月


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Freezing weather can mean frostbite and hypothermia unless a person is prepared. Today we talk about how to stay warm, dry and safe.


Frostbite is damage that happens when skin is exposed to extreme cold for too long. It mainly happens on the hands, feet, nose and ears.


People with minor 1 cases of frostbite that affect only the skin may not suffer any permanent damage. But if deeper tissue is affected 2, a person is likely to feel pain every time the area gets cold.


If blood vessels 3 are damaged, people can suffer a gangrene infection. Sometimes the only way doctors can treat an injury like this is to remove frostbitten areas like fingers and toes.


Hypothermia is a condition that develops when the body cannot produce as much heat as it releases. Signs of hypothermia include uncontrollable shaking, very slow breathing and difficulty thinking clearly. Hypothermia can lead to death if the person does not receive help.


To avoid cold-related injuries, here is a simple way to remember four basic steps to staying warm. Think of COLD -- C.O.L.D.



How not to dress for the cold: a newly married couple poses 4 for a photograph opposite the Houses of Parliament in London on Saturday. Snow brought much of Britain to a standstill.


The C stands for cover. Wear a hat and scarf to keep heat from escaping through the head, neck and ears. And wear mittens 5 instead of gloves. In gloves, the fingers are separated, so the hands might not stay as warm as they would in mittens.


The O stands for overexertion. Avoid activities that will make you sweaty. Wet clothes and cold weather are a dangerous combination.


L is for layers. Wearing loose, lightweight clothes, one layer on top of another, is better than wearing a single heavy layer of clothing. Make sure outerwear is made of material that is water-resistant and tightly 6 knit 7.


D is for dry. In other words, stay as dry as possible. Pay attention to the places where snow can enter clothing. These include the tops of boots, the necks of coats and the wrist areas of mittens or gloves.



A man waits to cross a street during a snowstorm in Shanghai, China, on December 15


And here are two other things to keep in mind -- one for children and the other for adults. Eating snow might be fun but it lowers the body's temperature. And drinking alcohol might make a person feel warm. But what it really does is weaken the body's ability to hold heat.


Next week: advice from experts about what to do, and not to do, to help someone who is injured by cold weather.


And that's the VOA Special English Health Report. I'm Shirley Griffith.



1 minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
2 affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
3 vessels
n.血管( vessel的名词复数 );船;容器;(具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的)人
  • The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 poses
使摆姿势( pose的第三人称单数 ); 以…身份出现; 招摇; 炫耀
  • This poses a threat to agriculture and the food chain, and consequently to human health. 这会对农业和食物链造成威胁,由此而危及人的健康。
  • The high cost of oil poses serious problems for industry. 昂贵的石油价格给工业造成了严重困难。
5 mittens
不分指手套
  • Cotton mittens will prevent the baby from scratching his own face. 棉的连指手套使婴儿不会抓伤自己的脸。
  • I'd fisted my hands inside their mittens to keep the fingers warm. 我在手套中握拳头来保暖手指。
6 tightly
adv.紧紧地,坚固地,牢固地
  • My child holds onto my hand tightly while we cross the street.横穿马路时,孩子紧拉着我的手不放。
  • The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.人群挤在一起,我们几乎喘不过气来。
7 knit
vt.编织,密接,结合,皱眉;vi.编织,变得紧凑,愈合;n.编织
  • She could knit up a baby's coat in an afternoon.她能在一个下午织好一件婴儿的衣服。
  • Our letters enabled us to knit up our old friendship.通信使我们恢复了旧日的友谊。
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additional charge
ADDL (additional)
adhesive type tyre
angle of the v belt
Astroloma humifusum
auto-da-f
backspun
ball forming
ballbearing
battery(cage)
burst one's sides
canales chordae tympani
candied cherry
Chelan Seamount
chromosomal nondisjunction
continuous solid body
conventional-styles
cool box
counterstriking
deformation-stress dependency
deposit-taking
disk reproducer
document copying
dupin'
earn an income
electrolyte filter
embetterment
equalization tank
esquireship
export bill for collection account
fetal development
fin reinforcing assembly
fire detection system
fonten
furied
gambist
gear centre distance
gingambob
grudgings
Hargrave L.
hold harmless
hole open
in a different league
interpretation of air photograph
is in the air
Jeannie
Jewett, Sarah Orne
journees
katharses
kaumatua
klon
Kron's method of tearing
lake landscape
lease common multiple
lime matt glaze
Machiavelianism
mcsteamy
measuring unit assumption
monosabio
monte-carlo spectra
month corrector operating lever
multiple-coincidence system
network board
newborn animal
nonstochastic effect
occhleare
offset crank shaft
open circuit grinding
oscillating mirror
peer
phthaloylation
Pilea hamaoi
pin gauge
pipe majors
plantar fasciitis
Platonize
power-amplifier stage
prehistoric naturalized plant
re-emphasising
rock-paper-scissors
rubiaceous
self excited motor
senso lato
shammock
shot like particle
Simdega
solid vote
Spirillum coheoii
sprewse
square nose shovel
styrylformic acid
Taodao
target-audience
totalley
trajectory of principal stress
uget
unreasonable behaviour
unsym-
Ussherian
vary from cell to cell in the same plant
welcome
whipsaw strike